Bắc Kạn is the former capital of Bắc Kạn Province, Vietnam, and the only city of the province. It is bordered by Bạch Thông District to the north, north-east and west and by Chợ Mới District to the south-east and south-west, and lies 160 kilometres from Hanoi. As of 2019 it had a population of 45,036 people. The town traces its origins to a fort established in 1880 and was upgraded to a city on 11 March 2015. It is divided into six wards, Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Đức Xuân, Sông Cầu, Phùng Chí Kiên, Huyền Tụng and Xuất Hóa, and two communes, Dương Quang and Nông Thượng.
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Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Vietnam: cities and towns (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deCities table, 2019 census column
Bắc Kạn City BKA 23,559 31,441 38,510
Cities table, census year
Bắc Kạn City BKA 23,559 31,441 38,510
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View the Source 2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 22.1333,105.8333
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (22.1333,105.8333); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountainQuote, SRTM 90 m elevation of the city point (22.1333,105.8333); band thresholds: below 10 m sea level, 10 to under 200 m lowland, 200 to under 1000 m highland, 1000 m and over mountain
"elevation": 173.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 22.25 105.75 (class Cwa) containing the city pointQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII data file, 0.5 degree cell 22.25 105.75 (class Cwa) containing the city point
22.25 105.75 Cwa
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13Quote, Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, current rule (7:00 offset); the comment under it says the entry agrees with all of Vietnam since 1975-06-13
Ho Chi Minh entry suffices for most purposes as it agrees with all of
Bắc Kạn (city) (Wikipedia)
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is the former capital of Bắc Kạn Province, Vietnam
In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Lead, place in Vietnam
is the former capital of Bắc Kạn Province, Vietnam
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